March 3rd, 2010
One common, painful bill that we all face is the insurance bill. Whether you’re talking renter’s insurance, homeowner’s insurance, or automobile insurance, the bill feels painful because it’s not something we can often directly see the benefit from. It just comes in handy when something goes wrong.
One of the most common tactics that you’ll see in cost-cutting articles ...
March 2nd, 2010
This is part 2 of a 4 part series on getting out of debt quickly. Make sure that you read all four parts in order to get the most out of this sequence of hints on getting yourself or your family out of the debt trap.
Next you are going to want to try to consolidate all of your debt onto ...
February 16th, 2010
Tracking Your Expenses
Now that you are familiar with how much income money you have coming into your home, it has become time for you to pay attention to the expenses that you have on a monthly basis. You should begin with the regular payments and the fixed payments that you make, such as your rental payment or mortgage payment, insurance ...
February 14th, 2010
This guest post from Rich is part of a new feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Every Sunday will include a reader story (in the new “reader stories” category). Some will be general “how I did X” stories, and others will be examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success. Today’s is a romantic story of saving money on ...
February 13th, 2010

By Marla Walters
My husband was building a shed last week. I went out to see how it was coming, and noticed he seemed distracted about something. He said his calf was sore, as though he had a pulled muscle. As the soreness got worse, he finally stopped to look at his leg, and there was a spot of ...
February 4th, 2010
Mary writes in:
My husband and I have been debt free for seven years. Hooray! We cancelled all of our credit cards in 2001 and paid off our home mortgage in 2002.
A few weeks ago, our homeowners insurance premium went up substantially. I called our agent to ask why and he told me that our premium was automatically ...
January 27th, 2010

By Paul Michael
Economically, times are still tough. And with healthcare being at the top of a long list of concerns about money, anyone taking medication should invest in a small gadget that can literally save you a small fortune every year. The gadget in question…a simple pill splitter.
Recently I changed jobs and with the change came a rise ...
January 27th, 2010

The other day a friend called and asked me for some advice on personal finance. I was pretty flattered because it has only been a year since I first began reading and studying personal finance. In only one year I have already seen the positive effects that studying personal finance has had on my life. Looking back, I realize that ...
January 18th, 2010
Have you requested your CLUE report lately? It’s one of several specialty reports you should be reviewing annually and today I requested mine.
CLUE stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange and your CLUE report details your seven year claims history with your insurance company. You have two CLUE reports, both of which come from ChoicePoint:
CLUE Personal Property Report: This report covers
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January 15th, 2010
The news is full of heartbreaking stories about people losing their homes, going bankrupt and facing financial ruin. If you don’t want to be among them, it is time to take a hard look at some steps that you can take to insure yourself against financial ruin. One of the best things that anyone can have is an emergency fund.
Whether ...